Saturday, December 6th, 2025. 5 p.m.
CTV29, Lane County Film Studios, Oregon Film, Travel Lane County, and McKenzie Reel Film are proud to present the first in an upcoming series of iconic Made in Oregon films, starting with a special 50th anniversary screening of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, based on local author Ken Kesey’s best-selling novel.
The film accomplished something only two other films in history have ever done: at the 1976 Oscars it won Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film. The only other films to garner the full sweep, you ask? “It Happened One Night” (1934), and “Silence of the Lambs” (1991).Filmed at the Salem Mental Hospital, with some active patients serving as extras, the film is a landmark in cinema not only for its iconic performances, but also for being one of the first films to have a primary protagonist in the film played by a Native American actor in a role outside of previous Hollywood cliches of classic westerns. The film opened the door for more film to tell the Native American experience honestly and openly without western cliches and racial stereotypes.
The film is a comedy/drama shot almost exclusively in Salem at the state mental hospital and in Depoe Bay, and is historically relevant for being one of the first films in history to feature a Native American character in a role that didn’t immediately fall into the classic western cliches and racial stereotypes.
Tickets are $25, with limited seating available. Tickets are available through The Arthouse here:
https://www.eugenearthouse.com/movie/50th-anniversary-screening-of-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-with-reception-panel-discussion
5 p.m. — Reception with Surprise Guests
6 p.m. — Panel on “Lessons From Bromden” (an Indigenous Perspective) by Dr. Cynthia Prater (Cherokee) and on Indigenous Representation with Dr. Stephen Rust�(UO Cinema Studies) and Cuckoo’s Nest Crew Members Dennie Brooks & Katherine K’iya Wilson
7 p.m. — 50th Anniversary One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest screening
📅 Saturday, December 6, 2025. 5 p.m.
📍 492 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97405
💰 $25 (seating is limited)
📎 https://www.eugenearthouse.com/movie/50th-anniversary-screening-of-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-with-reception-panel-discussion
